2017-2018 D1 Women's Soccer Talk!

gkrent said:
Because they won Big West.
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They won the Big West on the last game of the season in a "winner take all" for 1st place. Loser drops to 4th. Rematch a week later in conference tourney semis and different game. Winner to tourney "ship" and Fullerton notched the win. Irvine came up big in the wrong game.
 
on d-fense said:
They won the Big West on the last game of the season in a "winner take all" for 1st place. Loser drops to 4th. Rematch a week later in conference tourney semis and different game. Winner to tourney "ship" and Fullerton notched the win. Irvine came up big in the wrong game.
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Are you a Fullerton parent? :p;)
 
surfrider said:
So I get the whole "keep em close to save dough", but shipping Wazoo to Central Florida????? Whats up with that?
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They try to avoid conference rematches until the sweet 16. They figured that Wazzu wouldn't mind because they were just happy to be in and have the $$$ being from a P5 conference.
 
http://pac-12.com/article/2017/11/06/seven-pac-12-womens-soccer-teams-ncaa-tournament-bound


"Thirty-one conferences were granted automatic bids for the 2017 championship, while the remaining 33 teams were selected at-large. The top-16 teams are seeded and conference teams cannot play each other in the first- or second-rounds. When pairing teams, the committee follows geographic proximity parameters. The top 16 teams will host and all other sites were selected for the first-round to create the least number of flights."
 
MakeAPlay said:
http://pac-12.com/article/2017/11/06/seven-pac-12-womens-soccer-teams-ncaa-tournament-bound


"Thirty-one conferences were granted automatic bids for the 2017 championship, while the remaining 33 teams were selected at-large. The top-16 teams are seeded and conference teams cannot play each other in the first- or second-rounds. When pairing teams, the committee follows geographic proximity parameters. The top 16 teams will host and all other sites were selected for the first-round to create the least number of flights."
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So what determines the top 16 teams? Not RPI, apparently.
 
gkrent said:
So what determines the top 16 teams? Not RPI, apparently.
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RPI is a bad indicator of which teams are the top teams. Look I think that Pepperdine should have gotten a #4 seed. They didn't get it but have an excellent chance to prove that they deserve it. If they get past Fullerton they are going to get a chance to play an outstanding Virginia team and then if they win they get to come back to LA! If they got the #4 seed they would be playing in North Carolina a week earlier. All they have to do is take care of business and prove it on the field. It's crunch time now. I suggest that they worry about the team in front of them and not their seeding...
 
MakeAPlay said:
RPI is a bad indicator of which teams are the top teams. Look I think that Pepperdine should have gotten a #4 seed. They didn't get it but have an excellent chance to prove that they deserve it. If they get past Fullerton they are going to get a chance to play an outstanding Virginia team and then if they win they get to come back to LA! If they got the #4 seed they would be playing in North Carolina a week earlier. All they have to do is take care of business and prove it on the field. It's crunch time now. I suggest that they worry about the team in front of them and not their seeding...
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After the first round, aren't all of the 2nd, 3rd and quarterfinal games in our quadrant hosted by UCLA?
 
SpeedK1llz said:
After the first round, aren't all of the 2nd, 3rd and quarterfinal games in our quadrant hosted by UCLA?
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Yes. As long as they aren't upset in the first round. All of the teams will head to LA. I'm sure most won't be upset about getting to spend the early fall in West LA.

That was my point. It works out the same for Pepperdine. They get to sleep in their own beds while Virginia has to stay in a hotel. It's better than getting the #4 seed and having to head to North Carolina!
 
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